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1、CHILLFACTORSANDRABROWNCHAPTER1THEGRAVEWASSUBSTANDARD.Thestormwasforecasttobearecordbreaker.Littlemorethanashallowbowlgougedoutofunyieldingearth,thegravehadbeendugforMillicentGunn—ageeighteen,shortbrownhair,delicatebuild,fivefeetfourinchestall,reportedmissingaweekago.Thegravewaslongenoug
2、htoaccommodateherheight.Itsdepth,orlackthereof,couldberemediedinthespring,whenthegroundbegantothaw.Ifscavengersdidnʹtdisposeofthebodybeforethen.BenTierneyshiftedhisgazefromthenewgravetotheothersnearby.Fourofthem.Forestdebrisandvegetativedecayprovidednaturalcamouflage,yeteachlentsubtleva
3、riationstotheruggedtopographyifoneknewwhattolookfor.Adeadtreehadfallenacrossone,concealingitentirelyexcepttosomeonewithadiscerningeye.LikeTierney.Hetookonelastlookintotheempty,shallowgrave,thenpickeduptheshovelathisfeetandbackedaway.Ashedid,henoticedthedarkimprintsleftbyhisbootsinthewhi
4、tecarpetofsleet.Theydidnʹtconcernhimovermuch.Ifthemeteorologistswerecallingitright,thefootprintswouldsoonbecoveredbyseveralinchesoffrozenprecipitation.Whenthegroundthawed,theprintswouldbeabsorbedintothemud.Inanycase,hedidnʹtstoptoworryaboutthem.Hehadtogetoffthemountain.Now.Heʹdlefthisca
5、rontheroadacouplehundredyardsfromthesummitandthemakeshiftgraveyard.Althoughhewasnowmovingdownhill,therewasnopathtofollowthroughthedensewoods.Thickgroundcovergavehimlimitedtraction,buttheterrainwasunevenandhazardous,madeevenmoresobytheblowingprecipitationthathamperedhisvision.Thoughhewas
6、inahurry,hewasforcedtopickhiswaycarefullytoavoidamisstep.Weathermenhadbeenpredictingthisstormfordays.Aconfluenceofseveralsystemshadthepotentialofcreatingoneoftheworstwinterstormsinrecentmemory.Peopleinitsprojectedpathwerebeingadvisedtotakeprecautions,stockprovisions,andrethinktravelplan
7、s.Onlyafoolwouldhaveventuredontothemountaintoday.Orsomeonewithpressingbusinesstotakecareof.LikeTierney.Thecolddrizzlethathadbeenfallingsinceearlyafternoonhadturnedintofreezingrainmixedwithsleet.Pelletsofitstunghisfacelikepinpricksashethrashedthroughtheforest.Hehunchedhisshoulde
